San Diego vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3346
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7719
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$2248
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$4052
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5772
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
78
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
1.39M
12.6M

The cost of living in San Diego is 541% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 45th and 8506th ($3346 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 518th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 75th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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San Diego Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.25
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2399
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1894
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4351
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3534
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.1
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9294
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7063
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.98
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.72
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.2
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.9
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.94
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21468
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619